buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $93.53 buys in South Sudan. Prices across South Sudan's economy average 94% of the United States', so a dollar goes 7% further in South Sudan.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
South Sudan
United States
Economy
Population
12.2 million
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$12.0 billion2015
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$1,0802015
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$1,1552015
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
94%2015
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.07 in the US2015
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$1.65 a day2016 survey · $602 a year · consumption
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
South Sudan
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$12.8 billion2015
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
126.72021 · South Sudanese Pound
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$1,0502015
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$1,0102015
$89,490
World Bank income groups: South Sudan, low income; United States, high income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.